Megan Burns

Megan Burns
Also known asBetty Curse
Born (1986-06-25) June 25, 1986 (age 40)
Liverpool, England
GenrePop rock
Occupations
  • Singer
  • actress
Years activeActress: 2000–2018
Singer: 2006–2007
LabelIsland

Megan Burns, also known as Betty Curse, is an English former actress and musician.

Career

Acting

Megan Burns was cast as Teresa in the film Liam (2000), winning the Marcello Mastroianni Award at the Venice Film Festival for her performance. Director Danny Boyle, after seeing her performance, cast her in his film 28 Days Later (2002), where she played Hannah, one of the survivors of a deadly epidemic.

Megan was cast in Intruders (2018), a short film directed by Naeem Mahmood.

Singing

Burns became a singer with a band. One source refers to Betty Curse as a stage name for Burns, while another refers to the whole band by this name. In 2006, Betty Curse appeared on and won a Halloween special of the children's television program The Slammer with "Girl with Yellow Hair". Their first and only album, Hear Lies, was released on Universal on 30 October 2006.

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2000 Liam Teresa Won—Marcello Mastroianni Award
2002 28 Days Later Hannah
2018 In2ruders Whistler Silkwood Short film

Discography

Albums

Singles

References

  1. ↑ Megan Burns [@1986bc]; (25 June 2024). "38. 🥱👵🏻" – via Instagram.
  2. ↑ "Liam". Rotten Tomatoes. 21 September 2001. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  3. ↑ "Liam: The Shock of Recognition". Irish America. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Westbrook, Caroline (1 November 2002). "Scares Aplenty in 28 Days Later". BBC News. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
  5. ↑ "Review – In2ruders (2018) – Trailblazer". neonfrights.wordpress.com. 15 September 2018. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Betty Curse". Music-News.com. 30 October 2006. Retrieved 25 July 2025. This is the debut album from Liverpool's Megan Burns, otherwise known as Betty Curse.
  7. ↑ "CBBC – The Slammer". BBC. Archived from the original on 4 August 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Betty Curse". Spotify. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  9. ↑ "Hear Lies by Betty Curse". Apple Music. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  10. ↑ Betty Curse "Do You Mind (If I Cry)?" Official Music Video on YouTube (Island Records & Universal Music Group)